LitPol Link

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LitPol Link
Location
Country Lithuania; Poland
Coordinates 54°47′56″N 24°15′19″E / 54.79889°N 24.25528°E / 54.79889; 24.25528 (Kruonis substation)
54°26′34″N 23°58′32″E / 54.44278°N 23.97556°E / 54.44278; 23.97556 (Alytus substation)
54°26′19″N 23°58′02″E / 54.43861°N 23.96722°E / 54.43861; 23.96722 (Alytus HVDC back-to-back station)
53°46′25″N 22°19′20″E / 53.77361°N 22.32222°E / 53.77361; 22.32222 (Ełk substation)
53°01′38″N 23°02′43″E / 53.02722°N 23.04528°E / 53.02722; 23.04528 (Narew substation)
53°49′39″N 20°20′51″E / 53.82750°N 20.34750°E / 53.82750; 20.34750 (Mątki substation)
General direction east–west–east
From Kruonis
Passes through Alytus
Ełk
To Narew
Matki
Ownership information
Owner LitPol Link
Partners PSE-Operator
Litgrid
Construction information
Expected 2015
Technical information
Type overhead transmission line
Type of current HVDC ( back-to-back)
Total length 341 km (212 mi)
Power rating 1,000 MW
AC Voltage 330 kV in Lithuania, 400 kV in Poland
DC Voltage 400 kV
Number of circuits 2

The Lithuania–Poland interconnection LitPol Link is a planned 1000 MW electricity link between the Baltic transmission system (part of the IPS/UPS system) and the synchronous grid of Continental Europe.

History

In 2000, European Commission and the EBRD made a decision to finance a feasibility study on the Poland–Lithuania transmission interconnection. The study was completed in September 2002.[1]

On 29 September 2006 Poland's President Lech Kaczyński and Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus signed a joint declaration on the project of power grids connection during their meeting in Warsaw.[2] The memorandum of understanding to establish a joint interconnection operator was signed between Lietuvos Energija and Polish PSE-Operator in Vilnius on 8 December 2006. Agreement to establish a joint project company was signed on 12 February 2008 in Warsaw.[3] The joint project company, LitPol Link, was established on 19 May 2008.[4]

On 12 September 2011, PSE Operator signed a contract with the Polish construction company PBE ELBUD Group for building a 400-kV overhead line between Ełk and Łomża.[5] In early 2013 Lithuanian transmission system operator Litgrid awarded ABB Group a $110 million contract to supply and install the first HVDC converter station near Alytus, Lithuania.[6]

Technical features

The interconnection will consist:

  • In Lithuania:
    • 53 kilometres (33 mi) double circuit 330 kV line Kruonis–Alytus
    • 1000 MW back-to-back converter in Alytus
    • 48 kilometres (30 mi) double circuit 400 kV line from Alytus to the Lithuania–Poland border
  • In Poland:
    • 106 kilometres (66 mi) double circuit 400 kV line border–Ełk
    • 134 kilometres (83 mi) and 169 kilometres (105 mi) double circuit 400 kV lines Ełk–Narew and Ełk–Matki[7]

According to the pre-feasibility study the cost of interconnection will be €237 million. In addition, Poland will invest €650 million and Lithuania €262 million to upgrade existing energy infrastructure, including Poland–Germany and Poland–Czech Republic upgrades.[4] Lithuania-Poland interconnection has listed as the EU Trans-European Networks project. The interconnection is expected to be operational by 2015.[8][9]

HVDC Back-to-back station

The Alytus HVDC back-to-back station will be situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) southwest of the existing 330 kV-substation, which will be also extended. It will consist of 2 converters, each rated for 500 MW transmission power. The facility will be 200 metres (660 ft) long and 170 metres (560 ft) wide.[10]

Project company

LitPol Link is formed by PSE Operator and Litgrid by equal stakes. The company is based in Warsaw.[8] The CEO of the company is Vidmantas Jankauskas, former chairman of the Lithuanian National Commission for Prices and Energy.[11]

See also

  • Estlink (between Estonia and Finland)
  • NordBalt (planned between Lithuania and Sweden)
  • SwePol (between Poland and Sweden)

References

  1. ↑ Mozer, Zygmunt (2007-10-23). Current status of the LitPol project (PPT). PSE SA. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
  2. ↑ "Poland, Lithuania agree to hook up power grids". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  3. ↑ "Poland, Lithuania clinch power link deal". Power Engineering International (PennWell Corporation). 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Polish, Lithuanians in energy venture". The Associated Press. 2008-05-19. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
  5. ↑ "Poland picks contractor to build power link with Lithuania". Polish News Bulletin. 2011-09-14. (subscription required). Retrieved 2013-02-18. 
  6. ↑ "ABB to install 500 MW high-voltage converter station in Lithuania". The Lithuania Tribune. 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2013-02-18. 
  7. ↑ Paškevičius, Vladas (2006-01-26). "Lithuanian power system and integration into European Union electricity market" (PPT). Lietuvos Energija. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lithuania, Poland sign power deal, spurring nuclear plan". Forbes. 2008-02-12. Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  9. ↑ "Phase I: present status of the electricity sector in the EU Member States surrounding the Baltic Sea, including Norway, Belarus, Kaliningrad region and Ukraine; main gaps and bottlenecks, qualitative assessment of new interconnection projects" (PDF). Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano Giacinto Motta SpA (European Commission). June 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
  10. ↑ "Back-to-back station". Litpol Link. Retrieved 2012-02-23. 
  11. ↑ ""Power bridge" deal finalised". The Baltic Times. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 

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